Short Right Field.

[cc6]

Originally Posted by SethPDX

I am going to be optimistic and say that he's joking with us here. At any rate, it is another of his amusing stories.

Well, it can't be a story if I said that I "would". If you don't want to share anything productive, please don't post in this thread. Unprofessional? No. I'm just not going to let a rat argue a judgment call without a little workout first.

[briancurtin]

Originally Posted by cc6

Well, it can't be a story if I said that I "would". If you don't want to share anything productive, please don't post in this thread. Unprofessional? No. I'm just not going to let a rat argue a judgment call without a little workout first.

That is one of the stupidest things I have ever read.

[Forest Ump]

I have come to the conclusion that coaches come out and ask questions that they already know the answer to just to get in your head.

I had a coach come out to me the other day. I was working the dish and had just finished ringing up his last batter of the inning. He came out and said, in a friendly tone, he didn't know what to tell his players. He claimed they had never seen a strike zone like mine and didn't know what to do. I wanted to laugh but I just said to him that I call it the same for both teams and they don't seem to be having a problem with it. His team was down by four runs.

I also had a coach come out to me in right field after I had called his player out at 1st on a banger for the 3rd out. He got up close and said to me "What did you see?" I said "I saw the ball get to the base before the runner did." He says "Do you want to know what I saw"? I said" Nope, not interested."

What did he think I was going to say? Like I said, they do it just to get in your head.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Forest Ump

I have come to the conclusion that coaches come out and ask questions that they already know the answer to just to get in your head.

I agree. They can try, but it does not work with me.

Peace

[chartrusepengui]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

I agree. They can try, but it does not work with me.

Peace

I agree - I already have so many voices in my head there's not enough room for any more!!

[cbfoulds]

Originally Posted by Forest Ump

I had a coach come out to me the other day. I was working the dish and had just finished ringing up his last batter of the inning. He came out and said, in a friendly tone, he didn't know what to tell his players. He claimed they had never seen a strike zone like mine and didn't know what to do. .

"Well Coach, if it were me, I'd tell 'em to swing the bats. Your pitcher seems to be coping OK."

[johnnyg08]

This season on a stolen base attempt that ended the inning...I got a "what happend over there?" and I replied..."other than the ball and tag beating him to the base...nothing" that ended it.

[cardinalfan]

It is odd that the coach waited until the end of the inning to ask about the first out, but I guess if he was not animated and left in a timely manner, I would probably just tell him what I saw and let it slide... once.
If a guy isn't really mad, I'm surely not going to say anything that will make him that way.

[GoodwillRef]

Originally Posted by cardinalfan

It is odd that the coach waited until the end of the inning to ask about the first out, but I guess if he was not animated and left in a timely manner, I would probably just tell him what I saw and let it slide... once.
If a guy isn't really mad, I'm surely not going to say anything that will make him that way.

The positive here is by asking you after the inning the game was not delayed at all. I think sometimes we give coaches way to much credit...some of them just aren't too smart about the rules...shocking I know.